Halo, Reversed Halo, or Both? Atypical Computed Tomography Manifestations of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pneumonia: The "Double Halo Sign".
Korean J Radiol
; 21(10): 1161-1164, 2020 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-690971
ABSTRACT
The epidemic of 2019 novel coronavirus, later named as coronavirus disease (COVID-19), began in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and has spread rapidly worldwide. Early diagnosis is crucial for the management of the patients with COVID-19, but the gold standard diagnostic test for this infection, the reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, has a low sensitivity and an increased turnaround time. In this scenario, chest computed tomography (CT) could play a key role for an early diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia. Here, we have reported a confirmed case of COVID-19 with an atypical CT presentation showing a "double halo sign," which we believe represents the pathological spectrum of this viral pneumonia.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean J Radiol
Journal subject:
Radiology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Kjr.2020.0687
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